Robert Pferdmenges (27 March 1880 in

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– 28 September 1962 in

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) was a German banker and CDU politician. He was a member of the

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from 1950 to 1962 and a close friend to

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Bibliography

* Peter Fuchs: ''Nur wenige Kölner haben Pferdmenges je gesehen''. In: ''Kölner Themen''. Greven, Köln 1996, . * Nikolaus Jakobsen: ''Robert Pferdmenges''. Olzog, München 1957. * Christoph Silber-Bonz: ''Pferdmenges und Adenauer''. Bouvier, Bonn 1997, . * * Wilhelm Treue: ''Das Schicksal des Bankhauses Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie und seine Inhaber im Dritten Reich''. Steiner, Wiesbaden 1983. * Wilhelm Treue: ''Robert Pferdmenges (1880-1962).'' In: Kölner Unternehmer im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. (Rheinisch-Westfälische Wirtschaftsbiographien, Band 13.) Aschendorff, Münster 1986, S. 203–222. * Volker Woschnik, Jan Wucherpfenning: ''Robert Pferdmenges, Bankier in turbulenten Zeiten''. In: ''Zeugen städtischer Vergangenheit''. Band 24. Mönchengladbach 2006, .

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in Cologne 1880 births 1962 deaths People from Mönchengladbach German bankers Members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 1961–1965 Members of the Bundestag 1957–1961 Members of the Bundestag 1953–1957 Members of the Bundestag 1949–1953 Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Alterspräsidents of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Union of Germany {{Germany-business-bio-stub